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2012 Review & Recognition Cycle
Summer Cycle Intent-to-Apply forms are due April 30th. Full applications must be postmarked by July 15th.

Call For Examiners {Summer Cycle}
Applications are currently being accepted for the Wisconsin Forward Award Board of Examiners through May 7th. Application materials are available for download under The Forward Award tab. WCPE seeks candidates from all sectors of Wisconsin’s economy, including business, health care, education, manufacturing, not-for-profit, service, and government. Examiners review applications and provide feedback to Wisconsin organizations based on the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence. The Wisconsin Forward Award program provides training and mentoring opportunities. Examiner trainings are held in late January (winter cycle) and June (summer cycle)

WCPE’s 2012 Membership Drive is On!

Become a member of WCPE and join these organizations in our community of excellence:

Snyder Consulting & Associates

Sub-Zero/Wolf Appliance Company

University of Wisconsin-Stout

iLEAD Charter School

Pointe Precision Inc.

Sundara Inn & Spa

Madison Area Technical College, Business & Industry Services

Organizational Skills Associates, LLC

Chippewa Valley Technical College

Edgewood College

Aging & Disability Resource Center of Chippewa County

MetaStar

Runzheimer International

Smith & Gesteland, CPA’s & Business Consultants

Thank . . . → Read More: WCPE’s 2012 Membership Drive is On!

Baldrige Criteria Training with Dr. Mark Blazey – February 2-3, Milwaukee

Registration is now open for our winter Criteria Seminar focusing on the 2011-2012 Criteria for Performance Excellence.

Get real-world examples of how organizations have succeeded using the Baldrige framework – and the consequences of not adapting to change. Then, put this powerful assessment tool to work in your school, company or organization.

Do you want to understand the . . . → Read More: Baldrige Criteria Training with Dr. Mark Blazey – February 2-3, Milwaukee

NQEC Team Excellence Finalists Announced

Pewaukee School District is among five teams from K–12 and higher education institutions have been named finalists in the Education Team Excellence Recognition Awards. The awards, which showcase the nation’s most outstanding improvement efforts, will be presented at the 19th annual National Quality Education Conference (NQEC), sponsored by ASQ.  During the conference, the five finalist teams . . . → Read More: NQEC Team Excellence Finalists Announced

2011-2012 WFA/Baldrige Criteria Seminar with Dr. Mark Blazey-Feb. 2-3

Registration is now open for our winter Criteria Seminar focusing on the 2011-2012 Criteria for Performance Excellence.

Get real-world examples of how organizations have succeeded using the Baldrige framework – and the consequences of not adapting to change. Then, put this powerful assessment tool to work in your school, company or organization.

Do you want to understand the . . . → Read More: 2011-2012 WFA/Baldrige Criteria Seminar with Dr. Mark Blazey-Feb. 2-3

The AQIP Systems Appraisal–Baldrige Option

Wisconsin Center for Performance Excellence selected to pilot new accreditation option for higher education

Beginning with the 2010-11 academic year, AQIP is working closely with the Alliance for Performance Excellence, the association of state quality award programs modeled after the Malcolm Baldrige Award, to offer AQIP institutions a means for better aligning their . . . → Read More: The AQIP Systems Appraisal–Baldrige Option

WFA Education Recipient Muskego-Norway Shines at School Board Convention

Joe Schroeder, Superintendent of Muskego-Norway School District, was named Superintendent of  the Year by the Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators.  Joe was honored at a luncheon held during the annual Wisconsin Association of School Boards convention in Milwaukee this week.  Muskego-Norway is a Wisconsin Forward Award Mastery recipient.  During his thoughtful remarks, Joe talked about the Baldrige framework used . . . → Read More: WFA Education Recipient Muskego-Norway Shines at School Board Convention

Results analysis, process literacy helps PSD soar

If  you attended the Wisconsin Forward Award ceremony and celebration last August, you were likely moved by the remarks of Excellence Recipient Pewaukee School District’s Superintendent, JoAnn Sternke.  We asked JoAnn to expand on how a systems perspective has impacted PSD.

In a May 2009 article in Phi Delta Kappan Frederick Hess wrote about how successful organizations . . . → Read More: Results analysis, process literacy helps PSD soar